| Q 17-33 Cloze Passage | |||
| Q | A | Explanation | Skills tested |
| 17 | A | The passage says, "reopened late last month without a single female teacher or student" indicates the "exclusion of women and girls" | Context |
| 18 | D | To infinitive should be used after a verb | Infinitive |
| 19 | C | "designated" means ordered | Context |
| 20 | B | "banning" is a present participle modifying the previous noun. Rule. | Present Participle |
| 21 | B | "obeying" is a present participle modifying the previous noun, men | Present Participle |
| 22 | A | "Although" should be used to show an adverb clause of concession One clause is positive in sense, one is negative. | Conjunction Context |
| 23 | C | Whom refers to the religious leaders | Pronoun |
| 24 | C | "sole" means only. The sole educational practice is to study the Koran only, so the leaders are mostly illiterate | Context |
| 25 | D | A gerund is used after "involves" and a to-infinitive should be used after "learning" | Gerund To-infinitive |
| 26 | B | "by heart" is a common English expression which means ¡§by memory¡¨ | Common expression |
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| 28 | A | "country" is a place. So "in which" is a suitable conjunction | Conjunction |
| 29 | B | "cramped living conditions" implies "only means" | Context |
| 30 | D | A contrast is shown between Iran and Afghanistan. So "however" is appropriate | Context |
| 31 | D | "except" should be used to show the appropriate situation | Context |
| 32 | A | Passive voice should be used as the women do not whip themselves | Voice |
| 33 | B | "came to power" means get the power | Common expression |
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